RuntimeException while using new TextInputLayout from support design library

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I have very simple layout where I use new android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout view from Design Support Library

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/til"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/textDialog"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="First Name"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

On inflate I get exception:

Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to resolve attribute at index 18
            at android.content.res.TypedArray.getColor(TypedArray.java:401)
            at android.support.design.widget.CollapsingTextHelper.setCollapsedTextAppearance(CollapsingTextHelper.java:166)
            at android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout.<init>(TextInputLayout.java:106)
            at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:288)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:607)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:743)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:806)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:504)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:414)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:365)
            at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:381)
            at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2144)
            at com.example.trybindinglib.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:24)
            at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5933)
            at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2298)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2407)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:149)
            at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1324)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:211)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5321)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1016)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:811)

Wasn't 'fill_parent' deprecated 5 years ago? That should generate one more warning — milosmns, May 31 '15 at 22:03
did you find a fix for this problem? Im getting the same error. if you have found a problem, can you please post it as an answer :) — edwinj, Oct 22 '15 at 17:08
Similar issue: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35767158/android-edittext-with-textinputlayout-crashing-when-reaching-limit-of-countermax — Jonas, May 18 '16 at 13:02

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '15 at 09:06

15

Have you added the Design Support Library? Add the dependency:

compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.0'

to your build.gradle

answered Jun 04 '15 at 09:06

Luchi Valles

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score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '17 at 06:49

If you are using Theme.AppCompat as your Base application theme, define the textColorError in it. TextInputLayout needs it to use in it's error states. Else will show the crash log just as mentioned above.

Example:

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="textColorError"> @color/design_textinput_error_color_light </item>
</style>

It is @color/design_textinput_error_color_light for AppCompat.Light and @color/design_textinput_error_color_dark for AppCompat.Dark.

Thanks, it works. If you wish you can set any other color you like. — CoolMind, Aug 30 '17 at 14:44

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '15 at 20:46

6

Make sure app theme extends AppCompat theme.

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    </style>

answered May 30 '15 at 20:46

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Mine extends appCompat, but still the issue persist – Darpan Mar 30 '16 at 15:41
Thanks. This answer helped me. – Saminda Peramuna Mar 11 '18 at 07:32

malrok44 · Answer 4 · 2015-06-08T09:41:01.767

I had the same problem on a raw application generated with Android Studio.

I solved it by first adding the following dependency to my build.gradle compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'

Then I had to modify the theme base to @style/Theme.AppCompat as suggested by Aleksey. Notice here that you will probably have to rename your base theme as there is one with the same name (AppTheme) in appcompat library, and AS seems to get messed between the two...

Hope this helps!

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 22 '15 at 09:28

getColor crashes, you can try two things:

1.Instead of using EditText, use android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText. For example:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                app:errorEnabled="true">
                <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:hint="First Name"
                    android:inputType="textPersonName"
                    android:singleLine="true" />

</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

2.If that doesn't help, this might, but it will remove the color of your hint when the input field is selected. Add:

            app:hintTextAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small"

to your TextInputLayout.

After trying everything else, switching the EditText to an AppCompatEditText fixed my issue. Thanks!! — FinHead, Apr 15 '16 at 13:53

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 07 '15 at 17:24

Make sure your XML looks like:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/search"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="search" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

full example:

http://hmkcode.com/android-textinputlayout/

No themeStyle change needed

RuntimeException while using new TextInputLayout from support design library

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